Joe Desimone is a security-focused technology leader with nine years of experience building defensive systems across government and commercial sectors, currently serving as Partner, Security Architect at Microsoft. He progressed from NSA counter-cyber operations to senior malware research and endpoint protection leadership at Endgame, then led Elastic Security as Tech Lead and Principal Engineer before joining Microsoft. Joe blends deep threat analysis and hands-on engineering to design scalable detection and response capabilities that bridge research and productization. He holds an MS in Computer Security and Information Assurance and a BS in Computer Security and Forensics from Rochester Institute of Technology. Known for translating classified operational insights into practical commercial security controls, he excels at leading multidisciplinary teams through complex adversary-driven problems. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, he focuses on countering today’s threats while building more resilient futures.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Security and Information Assurance, Master of Science - MS, Computer Security and Information Assurance at Rochester Institute of Technology
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